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A license for every year thereafter shall be issued upon the payment of five dollars ($5.00) and upon proper showing of a current commercial driver's license (CDL) or class D operator's license issued by the state unless the license for the preceding year has been revoked or the applicant is not approved by the chief of police. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
Any licensed driver upon losing any license shall present an affidavit as to such loss to the city clerk, who in turn is authorized to issue a replacement license containing a distinct and separate number and identification showing the same to be a replacement, and the city clerk is authorized to make a charge of one dollar ($1.00) for such replacement license. The city clerk shall keep a separate record of replacement licenses issued showing the date of issuance, to whom issued and the identification contained thereon. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
The city clerk, upon order of the chief of police, shall suspend any driver's license issued under this article for a driver's failure or refusal to comply with its provisions, such suspension to last for a period of not more than ten (10) days. The city council may revoke any driver's license for failure to comply with the provisions of this article. However, a license may not be revoked unless the driver has received at least three (3) days' written notice from the city clerk of the proposed action to be taken and has had an opportunity to appear before the city council and be heard. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A. Every vehicle must conform to a high standard of sanitation and good repair, and shall be maintained. The Black Hawk County health department is authorized to inspect these vehicles at any time they are in operation. The fee for the inspection shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) every six (6) months.
B. The health department shall perform the inspection of the licensed vehicles for hire upon the following schedule:
1. As stated in subsection A of this section;
2. Upon change of ownership of the vehicle for hire or its company;
3. Whenever a new vehicle is added to an existing fleet, the new vehicle or vehicles shall be inspected by the health department; and/or
4. Upon complaint.
Following a substantiated complaint, the affected vehicle shall be immediately removed from service. The vehicle shall not be returned to service until all required corrections are made. It shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator of the vehicle for hire to request a reinspection of the unit. The fee for reinspection shall be twenty dollars ($20.00). (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A. Every vehicle for hire shall be inspected for safety/mechanical conditions before being put in service, and shall thereafter be inspected semiannually for such period of time as the same continues to be operated as a vehicle for hire, such inspections to be conducted by auto services authorized by the city to conduct said inspections. A list of the authorized auto services shall be kept on file by the city clerk. The cost for said inspection is at the sole discretion of the auto services authorized to provide said inspections. No vehicle for hire shall obtain a license, or be operated as a vehicle for hire without passing said safety/mechanical inspections. Each vehicle passing such inspection shall obtain a sticker to be placed in a conspicuous place on each vehicle by the auto service conducting said inspection and a copy of the inspection report shall be filed with the city clerk.
B. The safety/mechanical inspection shall be performed by an authorized auto service on each vehicle for hire upon the following schedule:
1. As stated in subsection A of this section;
2. Upon change of ownership of the vehicle for hire or its company;
3. Whenever a new vehicle is added to an existing fleet; and/or
4. Upon complaint.
Following a substantiated complaint, the affected vehicle shall be immediately removed from service. The vehicle shall not be returned to service until all required corrections are made. It shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator of the vehicle for hire to request a reinspection of the unit. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A. As applicable, each vehicle for hire shall bear on the outside of a door on each side the name of the owner in letters at least two inches (2") in height and, in addition, shall bear an identifying design. No vehicle covered by the terms of this article shall be licensed whose color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia to be used thereon shall conflict with or imitate any color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia used on a vehicle or vehicles already operating under this article, in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive or defraud the public. In case of such conflict or imitation, the license and certificate covering the vehicles for hire shall be suspended or revoked as provided in this article. Said signage may be removed for the duration of a trip if requested by contracting passenger.
B. Each vehicle for hire shall bear on the inside of the passenger compartment clearly visible to passengers a sign which denotes the name of the owner and the number used by the owner to designate the vehicle for hire. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A. Every vehicle for hire operating on the streets of the city of Waterloo shall be equipped with a taximeter fastened in front of the passenger, visible to them at all times, and after sundown, the face of the taximeter shall be illuminated.
B. The taximeter shall be operated by a mechanism of standard design and construction for the taximeter industry, which shall accurately record the fare for each trip. Taximeters shall be sealed at all points and connections that, if manipulated, would affect their correct reading and recording. Each taximeter shall have a device or signal to denote when the vehicle is employed and when it is not employed; and it shall be at the recording position at the termination of each trip.
C. The taximeters shall be subject to inspection from time to time by the city. The city clerk or designee is authorized to employ a person certified to determine the accuracy of the taximeter to inspect any meter, and upon discovery of any inaccuracy in the meter, to notify the person operating the vehicle for hire to cease operation. Thereupon, the vehicle for hire shall be kept off the streets until the taximeter is repaired and in the required working condition.
D. The city clerk shall impose an inspection fee equal to the expenses incurred for an inspection, which shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle for hire.
E. No owner or driver of a vehicle for hire shall charge a greater sum for the use of a vehicle for hire than in accordance with the rates on file in the office of the city clerk.
F. Whenever the owner or operator of the vehicle for hire desires to change the fare charged for the use of the vehicle for hire, the owner or operator shall file a notice with the city clerk setting forth the new rates, when they will go into effect, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days after filing the notice.
G. The owner of the vehicle for hire may charge a one dollar ($1.00) surcharge for each trip made from twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to five o'clock (5:00) A.M. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
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